
Dr Roberta De Bei
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I moved to Adelaide after completing my PhD in viticulture at the University of Padova, in Italy. In over a decade at the University of Adelaide I have worked on various projects including the physiology of water stress, near infrared applications, carbohydrate metabolism, vine balance and digital/precision technologies for information-driven vineyard management. I am a co-inventor of VitiCanopy, an image-based App to measure grapevine canopy size and assess vineyard variability in real time. I am currently working on improving and expanding digital techniques into innovative tools for growers and viticulture practitioners which will assist in better managing vineyards across Australia.
In 2016 I was awarded the Australian Women in Wine award for Researcher of the Year. I am also a superstar of STEM for the 2019-20 program. This is an initiative of Science and Technology Australia aimed to increase the public visibility of women in STEM.
https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/profile/dr-roberta-de-bei/
I moved to Adelaide after completing my PhD in viticulture at the University of Padova, in Italy. In over a decade at the University of Adelaide I have worked on various projects including the physiology of water stress, near infrared applications, carbohydrate metabolism, vine balance and digital/precision technologies for information-driven vineyard management. I am a co-inventor of VitiCanopy, an image-based App to measure grapevine canopy size and assess vineyard variability in real time. I am currently working on improving and expanding digital techniques into innovative tools for growers and viticulture practitioners which will assist in better managing vineyards across Australia.
In 2016 I was awarded the Australian Women in Wine award for Researcher of the Year. I am also a superstar of STEM for the 2019-20 program. This is an initiative of Science and Technology Australia aimed to increase the public visibility of women in STEM.
https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/profile/dr-roberta-de-bei/
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2017 Research Fellow The University of Adelaide 2008 - 2016 Post doctoral fellow The university of Adelaide 2007 - 2008 Post doctoral fellow Council for research and experimentation in Viticulture -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2016 Award Australian Women in Wine Awards. Researcher of the year 2016 — — — -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Italian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Spanish; Castilian Can read and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2005 - 2007 The University of Padova Italy Doctor of Philosophy in Viticulture, Oenology and Marketing of Wineries — The University of Padua Italy Masters degree in Agricultural Science and Technologies — The University of Padova Italy Bachelor of Agricultural Science
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Journals
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2018 De Bei, R., Fuentes, S., Wirthensohn, M., Cozzolino, D., & Tyerman, S. (2018). Feasibility study on the use of Near Infrared spectroscopy to measure water status of almond trees. In Acta Horticulturae Vol. 1219 (pp. 79-84). online: Acta Horticulture.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2019 Co-Supervisor Vineyard Floor Management Systems to Improve Soil Health and Wine Quality Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Merek Marie Kesser 2019 Co-Supervisor Developing and Assessing Different Cordon Establishment Techniques for Long Term Vineyard Management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Patrick Vaughan O'Brien 2017 Co-Supervisor Vineyard canopy management using digital imagery analysis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jingyun Ouyang -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2016 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Influence of canopy management on grapevine reproductive performance Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Xiaoyi Wang 2016 - 2017 Co-Supervisor An Investigation into the Effect of Grapevine Age on Vine Performance, Grape and Wine Composition, Sensory Evaluation and Epigenetic Characterisation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Dylan Grigg
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